Buy this book on-line Seward, William H : Speech of William H. Seward, in the United States Senate, February 29, 1860 (Cover Title)Wm. C. Bryant & Co., Printers, New York, 1860
Speech title: "The State of the Country". Front and rear covers separated from lower spine. Upper 2" missing from front cover. 27 pages. Numerous passages underlined in ink. The issue of slavery is discussed as it relates to states being admitted into the Union. Threats of disunion were made. "Specific enactments admitted California as a labor State, and remanded New Mexico and Utah to remain Territories, with the right to choose freedom or slavery when ripened into states." "These new enactments, collated with the existing statutes, namely, the ordinance of 1787, the Missouri prohibitory law of 1820, and the articles of Texas annexation, disposed by law of the subject of slavery in all the Territories of the United States". "And so the compromise of 1850 was pronounced a full, final, absolute, and comprehensive settlement of all existing and all possible disputes concerning slavery under the Federal authority".. Book. Book Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Binding: Illustrated Wrappers Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Seward, William H : Speech of William H. Seward, in the United States Senate, February 29, 1860 (Cover Title). Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including collectables, used books, livres anciens, rare books and libri rari. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |